Thursday 24th April 2008 - Find YOUR connection

I was reading through the latest batch of fitness magazines that arrived this week and nearly all of them were pushing a definite emphasis that we should try or be able to link mind to body or head to heart.

Part of this comes from a more "universal love" angle and us needing to care more about both the planet and ourselves. Sounds like the Human ECO System message is gaining momentum.

But with so much media coverage on the problems we face and not a day going by that we aren't seeing some form of disease awareness in the news, I believe most people are now switching off when they hear the words "obesity, cancer, diabetes" or any of the other health conditions that are becoming part of everyday life for so many.

If you have read any of my blogs you will note that I try to find a "crack in your armour or shield of indifference" to get through your defences about hearing these messages.

Why this is necessary is due to the amount of people who are now suffering from them and that they have become the majority. The population of the world is becoming unhealthy and it is not unusual for friends to have friends who have one or more of these health conditions.

I firmly believe that this is due to our LACK of relationship to our bodies. The missing mind to body link or your thoughts about yourself. Because we are just a series of human cells all joined together that define who we are.

Think how often you actually take note of YOUR condition. For a lot of people this happens when they have just left the shower and are preparing to get dressed for the day. How that appearance is perceived often sets us up for a "good or bad emotional day".

If the "view" isn't appealing to the beholder all too often it will trigger a habit or indifference or dislike. This "pattern" then blunts our self esteem for the way we feel about ourselves.

Now I have trained both men and women for the last 20 years and this is nothing new. It is also not gender specific although women do seem to care more about how they look and appear to others although in society this is changing with the metrosexual mentality.

This is why I have started to push long and hard for the total picture about health. All too often the argument about nutrition is about carbohydrates, protein and fats. While these are part of your body's requirements it fails to address and include the necessary elements of vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, phyto-nutrients. The total picture and role of these essential elements becomes clearer when you actually drill down into the way the body actually combats disease.

Go back to my blog about the human cell from a few posts ago and see what I mean.

Unless you find YOUR connection you will be consistently riding the diet rollercoaster and failing to achieve your personal goals as I can assure that next week their will be another book advising you of THE LATEST AND GREATEST BREAKTHROUGH of which ratio of carbs/protein/fats you should be eating and with the marketing hype placed on it and TV coverage many will buy into this plan.

Save your money and again look at what YOUR body actually needs to deal with the daily health conditions of stress, pollution, obesity. These are mostly dealt with at the cellular level which by the way is less about your "mirror image" and a lot more about your life and future. It also means that the healthier you are on the inside the healthier you are on the outside. Get ECO Clean and get ECO Lean !

It's YOUR body and it's YOUR life - YOU choose but take personal responsibility !